such as the National University of Tokyo. 2) How long do these extra schools last?
Key: These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university. Tips
This task is a supplementary material to the previous one. Draw students' attention to the difference of the three educational systems, Chinese, American and Japanese.
Task 8
Script
The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.
General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include
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English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is ￡ 1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is ￡670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.
(Length: 1 min. 55 sec.)
Key
A. Answer the following questions. 1) What kind of school is it?
Key: It's a non-profit-making educational foundation. 2) Do they accept complete beginners? Key: No, complete beginners are not accepted.
3) What other subjects within the General English timetable do they have?
Key: Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature.
B. Complete the following sentences with what your hear on the tape, 1) Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive
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buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge.
2) The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football. 3) Students have classes for 21 hours a week. 4) The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is ￡1 130.
5) Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family.
6) The total cost of all non-tuition services is ￡670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks. Tips
Tasks 8, 9, and 10 are all introductions to schools, but the schools are introduced in different ways. Remind students of these differences. Task 8 is not long, but the wording and long lists of nouns make it sound very formal. After the first listening when students have a general idea, ask them to fill in the blanks.
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Task 9 Script
This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.
General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minute periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.
There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately ￡46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.
(Length: 2 min.)
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Key
A. Answer the following questions.
1) How many students can this school have? Kay: This school has a capacity of 220 students. 2) Where is this school located?
Kay: It is located in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in
central London.
3) What do they have besides the 15 lessons?
Key': In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory
sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.
4) What kind of special courses do they have in summer?
Key: There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for
overseas teachers of English in the summer.
B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.
1) This school accepts only beginners. [F]
2) Generally speaking there are 24 students in a class. [F]
3) Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half-board. [T]
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